to managerial accounting (n.d.) has shown that the Institute of Management Accountants describes managerial accounting supports the decision making process through planning and controlling operations. Planning primarily appears in the budgeting process and Controlling occurs when managers compare actual performance with budgeted amounts to identify differences and then act upon differences that appear to be significant. For example‚ manufacturing companies use management accounting techniques to
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SUBJECT: Accounting fraud at WorldCom Problem Statement WorldCom penetrated the largest accounting fraud in U.S history by overstating its tax income between 1999 and 2002. The main players in WorldCom’s accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan‚ the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments‚ external auditor Arthur Andersen‚ and the board of directors. While individuals did have their own sins‚ employees cowardice and self-interested‚ the board passive and ineffective‚ external auditors
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Government accounting system (SAPP) Government accounting system is a set of procedures‚ both manual and computerized‚ ranging from data collection‚ recording‚ overviewed‚ to report the financial position and financial operations of the central government Government accounting system purpose: 1. Safeguarding asset government to ensure that assets can be maintained through a series of processes of recording‚ processing‚ and financial reporting consistent with the standards 2. Relevance
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this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Identify the characteristics of the joint production process. 2. Allocate joint product costs according to the benefits-received approaches and the relative market value approaches. 3. Describe methods of accounting for by-products. 4. Explain why joint cost allocations may be misleading in management decision making. 5. Discuss why joint production is seldom found in service industries. This chapter describes the joint production processes and their outputs—joint
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The Principles of Islamic Accounting Definition and discussion of some accounting principles and how they are fit into Islamic framework to furnish an accounting system and procedures for Islamic Financial institutions will be considered here. The plan to study accounting principles From an Islamic perspective is to review these principles from the viewpoint of the Major Islamic principles which govern financial dealings and contracts‚ as mentioned In the Qur ’an. These are: 1- Realization
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|Sound Investment‚ Inc.| Memo To: Brian Little‚ President/CEO of Durable Home Goods From: ‚ President/CEO Sound Investment‚ Inc. Date: 6/25/2011 Re: Durable Home Goods Brian‚ Attached you will find my analysis of Durable Home Goods (DHG) for fiscal year 11 and my insights on some of your strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and opportunities to drive topline sales in 2012. Current Ratio The current ratio is an indication of a company’s ability to pay current liabilities with current assets. The formula
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Since the barrage of scandals in the early 2000’s‚ regulatory bodies like the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ and law reform like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 have worked to improve the standards and principles used in accounting and financial reporting. The FASB is “the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting that govern the preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental organizations‚”
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CHAPTER 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO COST TERMS AND PURPOSES 2-1 A cost object is anything for which a separate measurement of costs is desired. Examples include a product‚ a service‚ a project‚ a customer‚ a brand category‚ an activity‚ and a department. 2-2 Direct costs of a cost object are related to the particular cost object and can be traced to that cost object in an economically feasible (cost-effective) way. Indirect costs of a cost object are related to the particular cost object but cannot
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Managerial Accounting Overview BA 115 Management Accounting Measures‚ analyzes‚ and reports financial and non financial information non-financial that helps managers make decisions to fulfill the goals of an organization organization. Activity IFRS/IAS-based Financial Reports Generally‚ cannot be used for the day-to-day d t d goals of the managers. Financial vs Managerial Acctg MANAGERIAL Primary users Focus and emphasis Rules of measurement and reporting Level of detail Managers
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Financial and Management Accounting-2 ASSIGNMENT Marks: 10 Question: Due to erratic sales of its sole product-a high-capacity battery for laptop computers-PEM‚ Inc.‚ has been experiencing difficulty for some time. The company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (19‚500 units*$30 per unit) $585‚000 Variable expenses 409‚500 Contribution margin 175‚500 Fixed expenses 180‚000 Net operating
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